Acts 17:27
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That they should seek God, if haply they may feel after him or find him, although he be not far from every one of us.

they.

Acts 15:17 That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all nations upon whom my name is invoked, saith the Lord, who doth these things.

Psalm 19:1-6 Unto the end. A Psalm for David. [2] The heavens shew forth the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the work of his hands. . . .

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made. His eternal power also and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.

Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience and longsuffering? Knowest thou not that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance?

he be.

Acts 14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains and fruitful Seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

1 Kings 8:27 Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built?

Psalm 139:1-13 Unto the end, a psalm of David. Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me: . . .

Jeremiah 23:23,24 Am I, think ye, a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? . . .

Context
Paul Before the Areopagus
26And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times and the limits of their habitation. 27That they should seek God, if haply they may feel after him or find him, although he be not far from every one of us. 28For in him we live and move and are: as some also of your own poets said: For we are also his offspring.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:7
Neither is there any other nation so great, that hath gods so nigh them, as our God is present to all our petitions.

Jeremiah 23:23
Am I, think ye, a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?

Acts 14:17
Nevertheless he left not himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains and fruitful Seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Lexicon
[ God intended that ] they would seek
ζητεῖν (zētein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

[Him]
Θεὸν (Theon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

[and] perhaps
ἄρα (ara)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 687: A form of ara, denoting an interrogation to which a negative answer is presumed.

reach out for
ψηλαφήσειαν (psēlaphēseian)
Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5584: From the base of psallo; to manipulate, i.e. Verify by contact; figuratively, to search for.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

find [Him],
εὕροιεν (heuroien)
Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

though
καί (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He is
ὑπάρχοντα (hyparchonta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5225: To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb).

not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

far
μακρὰν (makran)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3112: At a distance, far away, remote, alien. Feminine accusative case singular of makros; at a distance.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

each
ἑκάστου (hekastou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.

one
ἑνὸς (henos)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

of us.
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


Additional Translations
God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

to seek God, if perhaps indeed they might palpate for Him, and might find Him. And indeed, He is not far from each one of us.

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:

that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:

that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us:

that they might seek God, if perhaps they could grope for Him and find Him. Yes, though He is not far from any one of us.

that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

to seek the Lord, if perhaps they did feel after Him and find, -- though, indeed, He is not far from each one of us,
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